Doug Staneart
CEO
TX, USDoug has Achieved Tremendous Success in a Number of Different Specialties
Speaker, Author, Trainer: Doug became a speaker and trainer in 1994 and has spoken before over 100,000 people. He has two best selling books, Fearless Presentations and 28 Ways to Influence People. He has also written over 30 different trend-setting training workshops.
Entrepreneur and Inventor: Doug founded The Leader's Institute® in 2002 and in the last decade, he has grown this organization into one of the largest and fastest growing soft-skills consulting firms in the world. He has trained over 25 world-class professional speakers and trainers. He also invented a whole industry called philanthropic team building when he created The Build-A-Bike® team building workshop that partners team building with charitable philanthropy. He created and owns the trademarks for Build-A-Bike®, Fearless Presentations®, Public Speaking Secrets®, The Rescue Bear Workshop®, and The Leader's Institute®.
NCAA Athlete: Doug walked-on to play college football as an outside linebacker for Texas Tech University and his work ethic helped him become a very popular leader among his teammates. Doug ended up earning a scholarship and graduating from Texas Tech with honors. This experience offered Doug unique incites into leadership and communication that he carried over into the business world.
Husband and Father: Doug's greatest success has been his ability to work hard enough to allow his wife, Laoise, to be a full-time mom to their two kids, Colleen and Benjamin. His career allows him to be a full-time dad as well.
Doug has Achieved Tremendous Success in a Number of Different Specialties
Speaker, Author, Trainer: Doug became a speaker and trainer in 1994 and has spoken before over 100,000 people. He has two best selling books, Fearless Presentations and 28 Ways to Influence People. He has also written over 30 different trend-setting training workshops.
Entrepreneur and Inventor: Doug founded The Leader's Institute® in 2002 and in the last decade, he has grown this organization into one of the largest and fastest growing soft-skills consulting firms in the world. He has trained over 25 world-class professional speakers and trainers. He also invented a whole industry called philanthropic team building when he created The Build-A-Bike® team building workshop that partners team building with charitable philanthropy. He created and owns the trademarks for Build-A-Bike®, Fearless Presentations®, Public Speaking Secrets®, The Rescue Bear Workshop®, and The Leader's Institute®.
NCAA Athlete: Doug walked-on to play college football as an outside linebacker for Texas Tech University and his work ethic helped him become a very popular leader among his teammates. Doug ended up earning a scholarship and graduating from Texas Tech with honors. This experience offered Doug unique incites into leadership and communication that he carried over into the business world.
Husband and Father: Doug's greatest success has been his ability to work hard enough to allow his wife, Laoise, to be a full-time mom to their two kids, Colleen and Benjamin. His career allows him to be a full-time dad as well.
